Project Gutenberg 2007-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 80 Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) 1865 1924 Crosland, Thomas William Hodgson McNeill, Angus Monsell, J. R. Monsell, J.R. The Old Man's Bag Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Old Man's Bag" by T. W. H. Crosland is a children's storybook written in the early 20th century. This whimsical tale is part of "The Dumpy Books for Children" series, designed for young readers. The book revolves around the humorous escapades of an old man and his bag, highlighting themes of mischief and playful encounters with a peculiar red-suited policeman. The story begins with the old man living in a wood with his wife, who uses a large bag for various purposes, leading to comic situations. On one occasion, he captures a hen, which escapes through a hole in the bag when confronted by a red policeman. The old woman's attempt to buy butter leads her into a similar dilemma with the same policeman. Throughout their amusing misunderstandings, the couple showcases a blend of cleverness and absurdity, eventually leading to the policeman having his own changes of heart as he decides to abandon his job to become a soldier. The story unfolds with lighthearted exchanges that entertain while offering a playful glimpse into the characters' lives, culminating in a humorous twist regarding the fate of the old man's bag. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Children's stories Older people -- Juvenile fiction Police -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour 58932 58915 2024-09-10T07:56:48.294995 2023-09-10T11:07:02.767270 text/html text/html 54267 2021-01-03T03:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 498434 2021-01-03T03:59:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 635771 2024-09-10T07:56:50.683979 application/epub+zip 634564 2024-09-10T07:56:48.872007 application/epub+zip 81187 2024-09-10T07:56:48.564995 application/epub+zip 677627 2024-09-10T07:56:52.239971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664434 2024-09-10T07:56:50.376003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116099 2022-08-11T05:10:49.656778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43869 43678 2024-09-10T07:56:48.016028 2023-09-10T11:07:02.508314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43743 2021-01-03T03:59:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 15459 2021-01-03T03:59:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 43734 2021-01-03T03:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15442 2021-01-03T03:59:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21166 2024-09-10T07:56:52.380977 application/rdf+xml 26137 2024-09-10T07:56:48.637989 image/jpeg 3440 2024-09-10T07:56:48.600999 image/jpeg 503556 2024-09-10T07:56:48.330001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia